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Published Mar 2014
336 pages
Genre: Thrillers
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While vacationing on the Swedish island Gotland, a young father of two is shot on the beach while jogging. Assistant commissioner Karin Jacobsson, who must lead the investigation while Anders Knutas is on vacation, is at a loss until another horrific crime is committed. Mari Jungstedt successfully combines a thrilling, raw crime novel with a multilayered relational drama.
"Starred Review. The twists perfectly combine surprise and logic." - Publishers Weekly
"Mari Jungstedt creates the special atmosphere of Nordic crime – that land of snow and ice that fires our imagination." - The Independent (UK)
"There is an icy dispassionate grip to Jungstedt's writing that recalls Henning Mankell." - Metro
"For some considerable time, cognoscenti of the best Scandinavian crime fiction have been aware that Mari Jungstedt's Inspector Knutas novels are among the most rarefied and satisfying pleasures afforded by the field." - Barry Forshaw, author of Death in a Cold Climate: A Guide to Scandinavian Crime Fiction Writers
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Mari Jungstedt has previously worked as a reporter on Swedish national public radio and television. She also had a brief career as a fashion model in New York City. Her novels featuring Superintendent Anders Knutas and the journalist Johan Berg are set on the island of Gotland, where Jungstedt resides during the summer months. Six titles have been the basis for Swedish movies. Mari Jungstedt lives in Stockholm, Sweden, and has two children.
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